The Bizarre Allure of Legends of the Hidden TempleKatharine Trendacosta16 minutes ago2EditPromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalinkThis weekend, Nickelodeon will air a TV movie based on the ‘90s TV game show Legends of the Hidden Temple. While most attempts to turn nostalgia for games or toys into fiction sound awful, I’m pretty optimistic about this one—because despite being a game show, every episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple was its own…
Shared from DealsSave $50 On Any Xbox One S Bundle, Plus a Bonus Game and $25 Gift CardShep McAllister31 minutes ago1EditUnsharePromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalinkPretty much every retailer under the sun has been running flat $50 discounts on every Xbox One S bundle for the last few days, but now, Microsoft’s sweetening the pot with a bonus $25 gift code, plus an extra game of your choice.
Let Out All Your Pent Up Feelings With the Gif PartyKatharine TrendacostaToday 11:00am432EditPromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalink Sitting around the table with your family can be rough. Get everything off your chest here... just do it in gif form, please.
K-2SO Steals the Show in the Latest Rogue One TrailerJames WhitbrookToday 10:00am723EditPromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalink We already knew that Alan Tudyk’s new Star Wars droid gives zero shits when it comes to carrying his allies’ equipment. Turns out he somehow cares even less when it comes to handling high-grade explosives.
New Game of Thrones Set Pictures Hint at a Big BetrayalJames WhitbrookToday 9:00am773EditPromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalinkDuncan Jones talks about how he’d want to do a Warcraft sequel. Sean Gunn teases the opening of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Ben Mendelsohn talks about the difference between Darth Vader and Director Krennic in Rogue One. Plus, new clips from Supergirl and Agents of SHIELD. Spoilers get!
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Shared from LifehackerThe Best Black Friday DealsShep McAllisterToday 7:41am9933EditUnsharePromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalink Welcome to our home for comprehensive Black Friday deal coverage, brought to you by the Kinja Deals team! We’ll be updating this post throughout the week as Black Friday discounts go live, so bookmark this page, and follow us on Twitter for the latest updates!
Shared from DealsAmazon Waved Its Discount Wand on Complete Harry Potter Blu-ray SetsShep McAllisterToday 4:41am2EditUnsharePromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalinkNow that Harry Potter is culturally relevant again, it may be a good time to pick up the 8-film Blu-ray set for $35, or the 31-disc collectible Hogwarts Collection for $88, both all-time lows. Accio deals!
Tickets for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Go on Sale Next WeekGermain LussierToday 12:30am372EditPromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalinkTake the weekend to finish your turkey, leftover turkey, buy some presents, hang with your family, and get ready for Monday, November 28. That’s when tickets for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story go on sale.
Shared from DealsAmazon Just Kicked Off the Best Fire TV and Fire TV Stick Deals of the YearShep McAllisterYesterday 5:06pm113EditUnsharePromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalinkAmazon’s Fire TV is one of the only streaming boxes that can push out 4K content, and you can save $15 on yours today.
Iron Man's Latest Suit of Armor Makes for an Amazing Action FigureJames WhitbrookYesterday 5:00pm121EditPromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalinkTony Stark got an angular, updated look when Invincible Iron Man kicked off the “All-New, All-Different” Marvel universe last year—and while it looks pretty neat in the pages of the comics, it looks even better as an action figure.
Pretend You're a Starfleet Crewmember With Your Very Own Light-Up LCARS DisplayJames WhitbrookYesterday 4:00pm406EditPromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalinkYou too can cultivate your the “Background extra on TNG” aesthetic you’ve always wanted with this pretty nifty little Star Trek light.
Shared from DealsThe Witcher 3 Complete Is a Must-Own at $25Shep McAllisterYesterday 3:50pm357EditUnsharePromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalinkIn case you’ve been living in a cave and haven’t played it yet, The Witcher 3 is one of the best games you can buy for the current generation of consoles, and the newly-released Complete Edition is available for just $25 for Black Friday. In terms of dollars-per-hour of content, you won’t find many better game deals.
New Justice League Action Trailer Puts the Focus on Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman (and Action)James WhitbrookYesterday 3:00pm485EditPromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalinkI mean, I bet if DC and Cartoon Network could get away with calling this show Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman Action instead of Justice League Action, they probably would.
Civil War II's Biggest Brawl Might Be Over Before It Even StartedJames WhitbrookYesterday 2:00pm905EditPromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalinkThere might be Team Tony and Team Carol, and there might even have been distractions like Hawkeye vs. Bruce Banner, but we’ve known from the get go that Civil War II would all boil down to one almighty clash: Iron Man vs. Captain Marvel. That major scrap might already be over though, if the latest issue is anything to…
We Might Finally Know How Rogue One Is Handling Its Opening CrawlJames WhitbrookYesterday 1:00pm846EditPromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalink Since the film was announced, the question of whether or not Rogue One would stick with the tradition of the mainline Star Wars films and have its own ‘opening crawl’—has been asked a bunch of times. Disney has seemingly been back and forth on this, but we might actually have an answer now.
New Animatic Teases Our First Glimpses of the New Mutants MovieJames WhitbrookYesterday 12:00pm786EditPromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalinkWe barely know anything about Josh Boone’s upcoming adaptation of young X-Men series New Mutants for Fox, but a purported new series of animated storyboards from the film at least gives us a taste of what heroes we can expect—and the villain they’ll face off against.
Shared from DealsSave $10 On Any $25 Physical Book Order From Amazon. Yes, Any Book. Shep McAllisterYesterday 11:02am92EditUnsharePromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalinkCategory-wide sales on Amazon are few and far between, and this is one of the most wide-ranging discounts they’ve ever offered: Promo code HOLIDAYBOOK will take $10 off any $25 physical book order, shipped and sold by Amazon directly.
The 15 Most Dysfunctional Families in Scifi, Fantasy, and Horror MoviesCheryl EddyYesterday 11:00am13510EditPromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalinkThis Thanksgiving, differing opinions over the recent election will likely elevate many turkey feasts from merely awkward to utterly agonizing. But instead of crawling under the table, commiserate with these cinematic families, whose dysfunctional drama might even be worse than yours.
The First Full Trailer for the CW's Huge DC Crossover Is an Alien Invasion EpicJames WhitbrookYesterday 10:00am20019EditPromoteDismissUndismissGo to permalink Oh, we’ve had snippets—adorable, glee-laden snippets. But the first true trailer for the first mashup between Supergirl, Arrow, Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow is here, and it’s teasing a crossover of epic proportions.